For this Easter storycraft program, I wanted to do something simple but cute. I had been eyeing the bag of plastic Easter eggs in our closet for a while, and putting little pom-pom chicks inside of the eggs seemed like the perfect choice.
To kick off the storycraft, I read Max’s Chocolate Chicken by Rosemary Wells. The kids thought it was hilarious and laughed at Max’s failed attempts to find Easter eggs.
At the close of the story, we moved right into the craft. We started with 1-inch yellow pom-poms for the chicks and added two little googly eyes; some of the kids used Elmer’s Glue and some used Tacky Glue, as we had a sudden, mysterious shortage of Elmer’s. Both types seemed to work just fine. Next, we made little beaks and feet out of orange construction paper, which proved to be challenging for some of the younger kids. The program was supposed to be for ages six to eight, but I didn’t turn away the younger ones. In the future, I’ll probably just do the cutting myself beforehand.
Finally, we moved on to the eggs; we had a range of sizes, and I let the kids pick whatever they liked best. We made “Easter grass” by tearing up green construction paper and gluing it into the eggs. This completed the craft, and the kids enjoyed taking their chicks in and out of the eggs to play with them. The craft itself only took around 15 minutes to complete.
As the craft was wrapping up, I also read Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes. The illustrations were beautiful, and the kids were somewhat in awe of the rabbit’s imagination; the ending was especially cute.
The Easter chicks turned out to be a big hit, and many of the kids told me that they were bringing them to school the next day to show their teachers and friends. In total, seven kids attended, ranging in age from four to twelve. And, three of them actually attended the program on purpose, which never happens for us!
For other adorable Easter chick ideas, check out this post at About Family Crafts and a similar one at Sturdy for Common Things. Their posts really helped me to execute the craft.
Storytime with MrsJThornton 